State insurance regulators on Friday said they oppose an industry-favored plan to halt the classification of hybrid securities until a task force can fully examine how they should be treated. The Bond Market Association, a trade group for Wall Street bond ... [full story]

The National Safety Council announced this week that it will hold its second international research symposium on graduated drivers' licensing on February 5-6-7, 2007 in Tucson, Ariz. GEICO signed on earlier this year to support the project and presented the ... [full story]

The days of easy money for Macquarie may be coming to an end. Kate Askew and Lisa Murray report. The sparkling wine flowed freely as 300-odd well-wishers gathered to toast the 30th anniversary of Macquarie Bank's deputy managing director, Richard Sheppard, ... [full story]

Stocks were barely mixed in light trading Friday after a report showed consumer sentiment drooping and Dell Inc. posted sharply lower second-quarter profits. The University of Michigan's preliminary reading of consumer sentiment in August was 78.7, down from 84.7 a month ... [full story]